A historic Kentucky site has joined the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, which commemorates the stories of people who freed themselves or were helped ...

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Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, faces a runoff election. He is under federal indictment. His opponent is state Senator John Horhn. Horhn got an endorsement from US Representative ...

open image in gallery Two Mississippi Capitol Police officers were indicted on manslaughter charges in connection to the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Black man (Getty Images) Lewis was the ...

Two Mississippi Capitol Police officers have been indicted on manslaughter charges in connection with the 2022 fatal shooting of 25-year-old Jaylen Lewis. Stephen Frederick Jr., a former Mississippi ...

Taking place April 27, 2025 until May 3, 2025, Bear Week aims to educate the public on facts, research, and science related to black bear management in Mississippi. Vicksburg police warn of ...

Konan claimed that happened because the carrier and postmaster did not “like the idea that a Black person” owned them. A 1946 law generally allows people to sue the federal government for ...